LS809 Learning to Speak Code: What You Need to Know to Work with Developers

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Thursday, March 23

Management and Strategy

With custom development, you can break out of the box and do more
than what your standard eLearning tools can do. This requires a new skill,
though: knowing how to direct web developers to create custom eLearning. What
do you need to know to speak their language without having to learn to code
yourself?

This session will cover the basics of code terminology to empower
you to manage and direct your developers and know what is possible and what is
not possible. You will explore different types of code available for the
different types of projects you may need to develop. You will learn what kinds
of developers you need to hire and how to guide them to create awesome custom
learning experiences.

In this session,
you will learn:

Code terminology

Basic terms and concepts

What kind of developer you need for
what kind of project

The purpose of various files in a web
project

Audience:Novice designers, project managers, and
managers.

Jeff Batt

Founder

Learning Dojo

Jeff Batt is founder and head trainer/sensei at Learning Dojo, a company dedicated to training people to become software ninjas in a variety of eLearning-, web-, and mobile-related software applications. Jeff is also the lead eLearning producer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, producing online training for the church worldwide. With more than 10 years of experience in the digital learning and media industry, Jeff is a regular conference speaker and industry leader regarding eLearning technologies such as the xAPI (Tin Can API), Articulate Storyline, Adobe Edge Animate, Captivate, Camtasia, HTML5, and more.